When I First Came to this Country

Title

When I First Came to this Country

Digital Object

Alternate Titles

I've Rambled This Country Both Early and Late

Performer

Sibert, Ella D.

Date Recorded

1937-10-07

AFS Number

1476A

AFC Collection

AFC 1937/001

AFC Catalog Record

Editor Note

Identified in the catalog as "As I came through this country in 1849." First line and tune similar to "Pretty Saro," but is instead a betrayal ballad with Pretty Polly as the love object. Q.V. "I've Rambled This Country Both Early and Late."

Genre

ballad

Instrumentation

vocal

State

Kentucky

County

Clay

Town

Goose Rock

Tags

Citation

“When I First Came to this Country,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed March 29, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/770.